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Excerpt: Many gamers may be yawning at this point at the thought of another match-three-in-a-row game entering the puzzle play genre. Rise of Atlantis, however, tries to put an original spin on this idea through use of historical education about these ancient civilizations that are peppered throughout the game’s entire storyline. The game itself is pretty easy to pick up from the very beginning – players just left-click on tiles to swap them. Tiles disappear if a three-in-a-row match occurs either horizontally or vertically, with other tiles filling in the gaps. An artefact is formed once all of its requisite pieces are liberated through the bottom of the screen. The game level ends once these items are collected. It is game over if the player fails to collect these pieces before time runs out. Constructing an artefact is a major milestone in the game and aids you in helping to recover the lost city of Atlantis. As one can see, the game is remarkably simple in concept, yet challenging nonetheless. Unlike some other puzzle games, swapping pieces around can only occur if they result in an immediate 3-item match. This takes some careful thought at first until the concept is fully grasped. There is no random, arbitrary swapping allowed. Some boards contain items like bombs that help you eliminate problematic pieces. A sun power-up is available that can destroy multiple items can be acquired upon making a 4-item match. Rise of Atlantis is as…
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